US 12,442,944 B2
Deployment of quasi-planar shock wave generators in association with seismic exploration
Eddie Petrovic, Brunswick (AU); Clint Brealey, Montmorency (AU); Steve Kotsonis, Brunswick (AU); Melanie Bradley, Essendon (AU); and Dale S. Preece, Saratoga Springs, UT (US)
Assigned to Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Appl. No. 17/596,573
Filed by Orica International Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
PCT Filed Jun. 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/SG2020/050371
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 13, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/263194, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/867,193, filed on Jun. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0236433 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G01V 1/104 (2006.01); F42D 1/055 (2006.01); F42D 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/01 (2010.01); G01V 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC G01V 1/104 (2013.01) [F42D 1/055 (2013.01); F42D 3/00 (2013.01); G01S 19/01 (2013.01); G01V 1/181 (2013.01); G01V 2210/121 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1299 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1425 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A geophysical or seismic exploration system, comprising:
a set of explosive device magazines configured for carrying a plurality of explosive device components, wherein the explosive device components are configurable to form individual explosive devices, and wherein each explosive device carries a set of explosive compositions and is configured for collimating an explosive shock wave produced thereby into a quasi-planar shock wave output from a distal end of the explosive device to produce a geophysical or seismic exploration wave;
a set of unmanned explosive device deployment support vehicles, wherein each unmanned explosive device deployment support vehicle comprises an aerial or land-based unmanned vehicle configured for carrying and delivering at least one of the set of explosive device magazines to a first in-field location at which each explosive device is deployable for carrying out a geophysical or seismic exploration operation; and
a set of unmanned blast support vehicles, wherein each unmanned blast support vehicle is configured for selectively programming and controlling the explosive initiation of explosive devices deployed at the first in-field location by way of wireless communication with the explosive devices.